Fully Funded Sanctuary Scholarships for African Students at Keele University UK, 2019

Keele University in the UK offers the Article 26 Sanctuary Scholarships for asylum seekers and forced migrants in the 2019/20 session.

In 2007, the University described itself as: “A dynamic, forward-thinking and innovative campus university. Keele continues to adapt, thrive and evolve in the 21st Century. Keele was the first Higher Education institution to be established after the Second World War in the United Kingdom, gaining degree-awarding powers in 1949. Its founders espoused radical educational principles and the University was created to promote interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary scholarship. This ethos and commitment continues to this day”.

Article 26 of the Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to Education”. Keele University is committed to supporting students from all backgrounds too access Higher Education and provide scholarships for asylum seekers and forced migrants who are seeking sanctuary in the UK.

Worth of Award

The scholarship will provide the following:

Full tuition fee costs for up to a maximum of four years

A further cash award of £1200 towards living costs and £250 towards course costs loaded onto the students Keele Card in each year of study, funded by the Felix Andrew Opportunity Fund.

Personal Support: Support will also be developed for each successful student to enable them to identify and overcome barriers to achievement on their degree programme.

Please be aware that the scholarship is unable to provide full maintenance support so applicants must be able to provide evidence that they will be able to cover their living costs whilst studying.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for the Article 26 Sanctuary Scholarship, an applicant must meet the academic and any other requirements of their chosen course.

This can include but is not limited to, matriculation, English proficiency as well as satisfactory references, personal statement or Disclosure and Barring Service check.

An applicant must have received an offer of a place on the course for 2019 entry before applying for the scholarship.

Applicants must also meet the following criteria.

Applicants must fall into one of the following immigration status groups and be unable to access UK government funding because of their current immigration status:

An asylum seeker- a person who has made a claim within the UK for refugee status

A person who has been granted some form of temporary status such as Limited Leave to remain in the UK

Dependents or partners of any of the above status groups, whose claim is dependent on a principal applicant.

Applicants must be able to provide evidence of their status, under one of the above categories.

(Please note, some students with temporary status may be eligible for funding under the Long Residence category. For useful information regarding eligibility under this category, please visit this UKCISA web page.)

Priority will be given to applicants who live within easy commuting distance of Keele University.

Applications will be considered from students applying for the following courses:

Full-time undergraduate degree and foundation programmes (up to a maximum of four years)

Full time or part time postgraduate taught Master’s programmes. (Applicants must be studying a minimum of a Master’s qualification; modular courses and the Postgraduate Certificate/Postgraduate Diploma are not eligible).

Please note that the following courses are not eligible for the Article 26 Sanctuary Scholarship scheme:

Postgraduate Research and PhD programmes

Medicine

Social Work

How to Apply

Applicants will need to read the guidance notes, and terms and conditions fully, and complete an application form which you will find available to download on their website.

Your application must be supported by supporting evidence and a supporting reference to be submitted alongside your application form.

For more information and guidance on how to complete the application form, please see the Guidance Notes on their website.

You can submit your completed application via email to student.services@keele.ac.uk along with your supporting documents and reference. Or you can post your completed application to:

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second my name is OSMAN DAUD HASSAN my Nationality is Ethiopian i am 20 years old
i have learning BSC NURSING degree program in 3 year 2019 and HRM human resource management 2 year degree program
both department is a different university and college
also i have been working financial office in jigjiga university malezanawi memorial referral hospital 2 years
i have that experience
so please as i have that information also i very like to get this opportunity so please easer to me
and i want any department but i most likes health related department thanks as u read my post
and

first i great the coordinated and prepared this opportunity
second my name is OSMAN DAUD HASSAN my Nationality is Ethiopian
have learning BSC NURSING degree program in 3 year 2019 and HRM human resource management 2 year degree program
both department is a different university and college
also i have been working financial office in jigjiga university malezanawi memorial referral hospital 2 years
i have that experience
so please as i have that information also i very like to get this opportunity so please easer to me
and i want any department but i most likes health related department thanks as u read my post

i would like to forward my strong appreciation to Keele University ! for giving academic chance to abroad students like me. My name is Mebrahtu Haftu Adane . i am B.A.degree holder in Purchasing and Supplies Management form the ever progressing University Jimma, Ethiopia in 2006. But due to different constraints i couldn’t attend my 2nd degree. Now i am interested in attending Global Media and Management. if Keele University give the chance i will be an Ambassador of the university in my country Ethiopia(Headquarter of Africa and 3rd seat of UN) for about 106 million population!

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